Date: 13.04.2017.

The Finnish fast food chain Hesburger plans to open nearly 40 new restaurants in the Baltic countries in the next five-six years, while at present there are more than 130 Hesburger restaurants in the three countries, according to the Finnish daily Helsingin Sanomat reports writes LETA/BNS.

The rate of Latvia’s registered unemployment has been declining slowly but steadily and is now lower than a year ago, Evita Simsone, director of the State Employment Agency, said in an interview with LNT commercial TV channel writes LETA.

There is a consensus among member countries of the Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan (BEMIP) that the Baltic power grids have to be synchronized with the Western European system via Poland, but details, such as the need for a second LitPol Link, remain to be worked out, writes LETA/BNS.

EU economy’s future: slow but positive growthGrowth in all EU states will continue in 2019-20, though at a slower pace than before. The largest EU’s economies will grow at around 1,5-1,7%, mostly in Poland, Spain and Holland. The Baltic States’ growth will continue to be on the positive trend.